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Cisco
® Aironet
® 1260 Series
wireless access points provide reliable and predictable
802.11n wireless coverage for indoor environments. These enterprise-
class access points deliver up to nine times the throughput of 802.11a/g networks for rich-media applications. Designed specifically for challenging environments, the 1260 Series supports external antennas and a broad operating-temperature range.

RF Excellence

Building on the Cisco Aironet heritage of RF excellence, the 1260 Series delivers industry-leading performance for secure and reliable wireless connections. Enterprise-class silicon and optimized radios deliver a robust
mobility experience using Cisco M-Drive technology, which includes:

All of these features ensure the best possible end-user experience on the
wireless network.

Cisco also offers the industry's broadest selection of
802.11n antennas, delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios.

The Cisco Aironet 1260 Series is a component of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, which can scale up to 18,000 access points with full Layer 3 mobility across central or remote locations on the enterprise campus, in branch offices, and at remote sites. The Cisco Unified Wireless Network is the industry's most flexible, resilient, and scalable architecture, delivering secure access to mobility services and applications and offering the lowest total cost of ownership and investment protection by integrating seamlessly with the existing wired network.

Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, please visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance

Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As they are approved, the part numbers will be available on the Global Price List.

Note: Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, please visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.

Maximum Number of Nonoverlapping Channels

2.4 GHz

• 802.11b/g:

• 20 MHz: 3

• 802.11n:

• 20 MHz: 3

5 GHz

• 802.11a:

• 20 MHz: 21

• 802.11n:

• 20 MHz: 21

• 40 MHz: 9

Note: This varies by regulatory domain. Refer to the product documentation for specific details for each regulatory domain.

Receive Sensitivity

802.11b (Complementary Code Keying [CCK])

-101 dBm @ 1 Mb/s

-98 dBm @ 2 Mb/s

-92 dBm @ 5.5 Mb/s

-89 dBm @ 11 Mb/s

802.11g (non HT20)

-92 dBm @ 6 Mb/s

-92 dBm @ 9 Mb/s

-92 dBm @ 12 Mb/s

-90 dBm @ 18 Mb/s

-86 dBm @ 24 Mb/s

-84 dBm @ 36 Mb/s

-79 dBm @ 48 Mb/s

-78 dBm @ 54 Mb/s

802.11a (non HT20)

-93 dBm @ 6 Mb/s

-93 dBm @ 9 Mb/s

-92 dBm @ 12 Mb/s

-90 dBm @ 18 Mb/s

-87 dBm @ 24 Mb/s

-84 dBm @ 36 Mb/s

-79 dBm @ 48 Mb/s

-79 dBm @ 54 Mb/s

2.4-GHz

802.11n (HT20)

-92 dBm @ MCS0

-90 dBm @ MCS1

-88 dBm @ MCS2

-85 dBm @ MCS3

-82 dBm @ MCS4

-77 dBm @ MCS5

-76 dBm @ MCS6

-74 dBm @ MCS7

-92 dBm @ MCS8

-90 dBm @ MCS9

-87 dBm @ MCS10

-85 dBm @ MCS11

-82 dBm @ MCS12

-77 dBm @ MCS13

-75 dBm @ MCS14

-74 dBm @ MCS15

5-GHz

802.11n (HT20)

-93 dBm @ MCS0

-91 dBm @ MCS1

-89 dBm @ MCS2

-86 dBm @ MCS3

-83 dBm @ MCS4

-78 dBm @ MCS5

-77 dBm @ MCS6

-75 dBm @ MCS7

-87 dBm @ MCS8

-87 dBm @ MCS9

-85 dBm @ MCS10

-83 dBm @ MCS11

-79 dBm @ MCS12

-75 dBm @ MCS13

-73 dBm @ MCS14

-72 dBm @ MCS15

5-GHz

802.11n (HT40)

-91 dBm @ MCS0

-89 dBm @ MCS1

-87 dBm @ MCS2

-83 dBm @ MCS3

-80 dBm @ MCS4

-75 dBm @ MCS5

-74 dBm @ MCS6

-72 dBm @ MCS7

-86 dBm @ MCS8

-85 dBm @ MCS9

-84 dBm @ MCS10

-80 dBm @ MCS11

-77 dBm @ MCS12

-72 dBm @ MCS13

-71 dBm @ MCS14

-70 dBm @ MCS15

Maximum Transmit Power

2.4 GHz

• 802.11b

• 23 dBm with 2 antennas

• 802.11g

• 20 dBm with 2 antennas

• 802.11n (non-HT duplicate mode)

• 20 dBm with 2 antennas

• 802.11n (HT20)

• 20 dBm with 2 antennas

5 GHz

• 802.11a

• 20 dBm with 2 antennas

• 802.11n non-HT duplicate mode

• 20 dBm with 2 antennas

• 802.11n (HT20)

• 20 dBm with 2 antennas

• 802.11n (HT40)

• 20 dBm with 2 antennas

Note: The maximum power setting will vary by channel and according to individual country regulations. Refer to the product documentation for specific details.

Available Transmit Power Settings

2.4 GHz

23 dBm (200 mW) CCK Only

20 dBm (100 mW)

17 dBm (50 mW)

14 dBm (25 mW)

11 dBm (12.5 mW)

8 dBm (6.25 mW)

5 dBm (3.13 mW)

2 dBm (1.56 mW)

-1 dBm (0.78 mW)

5 GHz

20 dBm (100 mW)

17 dBm (50 mW)

14 dBm (25 mW)

11 dBm (12.5 mW)

8 dBm (6.25 mW)

5 dBm (3.13 mW)

2 dBm (1.56 mW)

-1 dBm (0.78 mW)

Note: The maximum power setting will vary by channel and according to individual country regulations. Refer to the product documentation for specific details.

Note: When deployed using Power over Ethernet (PoE), the power drawn from the power sourcing equipment will be higher by some amount dependent on the length of the interconnecting cable. This additional power may be as high as 2.45W, bringing the total system power draw (access point + cabling) to 15.4W.

This Cisco Aironet 1260 Series Access Point comes with a Limited Lifetime Warranty that provides full warranty coverage of the hardware for as long as the original end user continues to own or use the product. The warranty includes 10-day advance hardware replacement and ensures that software media is defect-free for 90 days. For more details, visit:
http://www.cisco.com/go/warranty.

Service and Support

Cisco and Cisco Wireless LAN Specialized Partners offer a broad portfolio of end-to-end services based on proven methodologies for planning, designing, implementing, operating, and optimizing the performance of a variety of secure voice and data wireless network solutions, technologies, and strategies. Cisco Wireless LAN Specialized Partners bring application expertise to help deliver a secure enterprise mobility solution with a low total cost of ownership. For more information about Cisco 802.11n planning and deployment services, visit:
http://www.cisco.com/go/wirelesslanservices.